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Havre Daily News/Daniel Horton Montana State University-Northern head basketball coach Shawn Huse points to the crowd after the Lights beat the University of Montana-Western Bulldogs in the Frontier Conference championship game Monday night at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. For complete coverage, see pages A6 and A7. It couldn't have been a better scenario for any fan of the Montana State University-Northern Lights. A sold-out crowd. A steamy hot gymnasium with two great...
HELENA — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to approve an antitrust settlement involving two Montana health insurers now that one of the companies has been broken up. U.S. Justice Department attorneys filed their request Monday asking U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull to sign the final judgment in the case against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana. The order would end the lawsuit that charged Blue Cross with being anticompetitive in its $26.3 million buyout of New West Health Service's approximately 11,000 h...
"It is an unbelievable felling, it is almost surreal. This is something people dream about as a kid, and to be able to accomplish that with a group of guys like this is unbelievable. This is a feeling that I will absolutely never forget." Northern senior Sean Kelly "We knew what we had all along. We have a great team. We are so deep. We are so talented and we play together. I love these guys, I love all my teammates and all of these great fans who have supported us. It's been an absolute privilege to play for Coach Huse the...
MSU-Northern senior LaVon Myers moves the ball during Monday night's Frontier Conference championship game between the Lights and UM-Western at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. MSU-Northern's Joe Simpson looks for his shot during the first half of Monday night's Frontier championship game in Havre. MSU-Northern senior David Maddock (left) drives to the basket during the second half of Monday night's championship game between the Lights and Western in Havre. MSU-Northern junior Devin Jackson cuts down the net following the...
In sports, repeating a championship is never easy. Just ask Michael Jordan, the New England Patriots or Lance Armstrong. They've all done it. Montana State University-Northern's Devin Jackson (left) flies through a host of UM-Western defenders during Monday night's Frontier Conference championship game. The Lights beat the Bulldogs 61-56 and have now won seven straight games heading into next week's NAIA national tournament in Kansas City. And not only was beating Western not...
In some ways, it takes a lifetime to pile up great memories. For the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team, MSU-N students and fans, it took just 40 minutes to compile a host of great memories which will last a lifetime. There were so many great things about Monday night's Frontier Conference championship game, a game the Lights defeated the UM-Western Bulldogs 61-55 in, I'm not sure where to start. But I'll start at the beginning. There was the very classy...
Montana State University-Northern's Joe Simpson (left) battles UM-Western's Tyler Miller during the second half of Monday night's Frontier Conference championship game at the MSU-Northern Fieldhouse. Simpson scored 18 points as the Lights beat the Bulldogs to capture their second straight Frontier title. Northern team captains Sean Kelly, LaVon Myers, Shaun Tatarka and Joe Simpson hoist the Frontier Conference championship trophies following the Lights' 61-56 win over...
Editor: Speaking at a recent Republican kick-off conference, Denny Rehberg said the following: "If you want your mother to take care of you, that's maternalism. If you want your father to take care of you, that's paternalism. If you want the government to take care of you, that's socialism. If you want to take care of yourself, that's Americanism. That's what we stand for." And talk like that, that's jingoism. And a state where it's every man for himself, that's anarchy. Does Denny envision an America more like Somalia, a...
Editor: We are all aware that there is an economic/financial problem in our country. How you and I as individuals react to this problem will make a big difference in the way we and our families live in the months and years ahead. We do not react like animals do. Animals have a highly attuned sense of danger, whether it's an elk high in the mountains or your house cat. They don't know why, they don't know from what, but they can feel it. Something out there threatens them. Their survival depends on how closely they listen to...
Editor: It's been about 30 years since Montana has had any new federally designated wilderness. In my view that is not necessarily bad. Wilderness has its place, but so do forest management activities and the production of wood products. From my experience, though, if there is any place in our state that seems appropriate for wilderness it is the Rocky Mountain front. Words can't describe its spectacular grandeur. Sen. Max Baucus recently introduced the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act which would preserve about 67,000 acres...
Editor: I am so sorry to hear of Dick Bohn's passing. Over the years, I had many business dealings with Dick, and my respect for him increased with each one. Dick was a class act … from start to finish. He was always a classy dresser, so personable and friendly, sharp-witted, highly motivated and trustworthy. In every situation, he was always the consummate professional. He was an "old school" businessman, who knew, and always upheld the value of a simple handshake. He had a unique way of making each person feel special, a...
Editor: Just a quick question from a loyal reader: Tell me, will the Montana Democratic Party be billed by the Havre Daily News for the lengthy, super-caustic political "ad" printed on the front page of Friday's paper? This read as a blatant, unfair attack on Rep. Kris Hansen and her integrity. And it brings up a question of the paper's claim of fair and unbiased reporting. One hopes Rep. Hansen will have an equal opportunity to share her stand on the issues ... on your front page and in bold headlines. Gail Alex Havre...
The ports of Wild Horse will not have extended hours this summer, and that is disappointing to people on both sides of the border who have worked hard to see that it will be easier for people to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. The immediate impact will be felt in the economies in both Montana and Alberta. Beyond that, it will make it harder for Montanans and Albertans to be able to visit their neighbors. A test effort was launched this year, but it proved to be a boondoggle when Canada didn't mirror the U.S. hours, making it...
Montana's U. S. Sen. Jon Tester has stepped into the fray over extending hours at the border port north of Havre. Tester sent a letter to the acting director of U. S. Customs and Border Protection urging him to reconsider the agency's decision not to again extend the summer hours at the Port of Wild Horse. "The Port of Wild Horse is an economic asset to north-central Montana, " Tester said this morning. "I'm pushing Customs and Border Protection to bring back extended hours for the port and encourage the Canadian side to do...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo A skunk hangs out along the side of U.S. Highway 2 East in April 2009. If you smell something strange in Chinook, it's not because of calving season. Chinook's got skunk trouble. At Monday night's Chinook City Council meeting, Police Chief Mark Weber told council members that one of the biggest problems he's been dealing with recently is the large number of skunk strikes. Weber said they had reports of pets being sprayed in people's yards. He speculated that this year's unnaturally...
ATLANTA (AP) — Mitt Romney is angling to solidify his front-runner status and Rick Santorum to keep it a two-man race as voters in 10 states put Super Tuesday's imprint on the Republican presidential contest. Newt Gingrich just hopes to keep his struggling campaign alive with a strong showing in Georgia. With Ohio looming large in the Super Tuesday lineup, textbook editor Heather Froelich outside Columbus gave her vote to Romney, saying: "He understands the economy." AP Photo/Robert Ray Voters cast their ballots at the S...
Montana State University-Northern is looking for a little consistency, at least visually. As a part of the ongoing Chancellor's Forum series to share progress on various efforts, Monday's afternoon presentation centered around Jim Potter, Northern's public relations director, explaining the development of a revised website and the importance of locking down a specific look and feel for logos. Chancellor James Limbaugh said his first experience with the current logo situation was a bit confusing, which "connotes instability. "...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo Havre-Hill County Library Director Bonnie Williamson poses for a portrait Feb. 16. Bonnie Williamson, the only director the Havre-Hill County Library has ever had, will retire in July. "It's a bittersweet time for me," she said. "I'm happy and I'm scared." In her 30 years, she has overseen the consolidation of the Havre and Hill County libraries, the move into the new library building and the introduction of computerization. She was hired in 1982 as the library director for the forme...
GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished. "I'm sorry, goodbye," Powell wrote in an email to his attorney just minutes before authorities say he set fire to his home, killing himself and his two young sons days after he was denied custody and ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation. A...
Montana's sole U. S. representative had a clear message to the U. S. Department of Labor about its proposed rules restricting children's work on farms and ranches: Not on my watch. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., was a guest at a hearing of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business. He told the deputy administrator of Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that he would use his position as the chair of the Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Service and Education to block funding...
The regional Wendy's restaurants owned by the BZB organization remain closed this week, but the hopes they'll reopen soon, all renovated and cleaned-up, remain strong. Last week, Kitty Munger, spokesperson for Wendy's International Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, said "our long-term goal is to have that store open in the community. " BZB, from company names BZB Enterprises, BZB Multi-State and BZB Properties Limited, stands for the first names of Havre lawyer Bradley Dugdale Sr. and his two sons, Zachary and Bradley Dugdale Jr. Their...
Last week's announcement of the scale back of services at Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center drew a few reactions over the weekend. Northern Montana Hospital issued a press release this morning explaining their thoughts. In the release, Christen Obresley, executive director of Northern Montana Health Care Foundation which helped raise money for the center, said, "Friday's abrupt announcement was a surprise and disappointment to us. " Hospital CEO Dave Henry said the organization is doing all it can to make sure this announcement...
Hill County officials were caught off-guard — like most people — by the closing of Wendy's Restaurant in Havre. While county Health Inspector Clay Vincent was out of town earlier last week, Jennifer Hatch, who work with Vincent, said the people in her office were as surprised by the closing as anybody, especially after none of the phone numbers on file for Wendy's were answered. Vincent said on his return Thursday that his office had had a few issues with Wendy's in Havre, sometimes causing the store to close for a few day...
Orville Ivar Nagelhus Orville Ivar Nagelhus, 85, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. at home in Somers, Mont. He was born on Sept. 11, 1927, to Ingvald and Borghild (Mona) Nagelhus. He graduated from Havre High School and Concordia College. On Dec. 29, 1977, he married Karen Kerr. Orville lived in Simpson, Mont., north of Havre, for many years during which he owned and operated a family farm. Later in life, he became involved in several businesses in Havre, including Hi-Line Dodge. He retired from Havre and moved to the...
HARLEM — Eileen Rasmussen, 85, passed away Feb. 4, 2012, due to natural causes. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at 11 a. m. at the Harlem Presbyterian Yolk Church. Arrangements are made by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
